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Serpent's Tongue (Psalm 140)

from Cry No Peace by Tarblossom

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Lord, from the ill and froward man
Give me deliverance,
And do thou safe preserve me from
The man of violence:

Who in their heart mischievous things
Are meditating ever;
And they for war assembled are
Continually together.

Much like unto a serpent's tongue
Their tongues they sharp do make;
And underneath their lips there lies
The poison of a snake.

Lord, keep me from the wicked's hands,
From violent men me save;
Who utterly to overthrow
My goings purposed have.

The proud for me a snare have hid,
And cords; yea, they a net
Have by the way-side for me spread;
They gins for me have set.

I said unto the Lord, Thou art
My God: unto the cry
Of all my supplications,
Lord, do thine ear apply.

O God the Lord, who art the strength
Of my salvation:
A covering in the day of war
My head thou hast put on.

Unto the wicked man, O Lord,
His wishes do not grant;
Nor further thou his ill device,
Lest they themselves should vaunt.

As for the head and chief of those
About that compass me,
Even by the mischief of their lips
Let thou them covered be.

Let burning coals upon them fall,
Them throw in fiery flame,
And in deep pits, that they no more
May rise out of the same.

Let not an evil speaker be
On earth established:
Mischief shall hunt the violent man,
Till he be ruin-ed.

I know God will the afflicted's cause
Maintain, and poor men's right.
Surely the just shall praise thy name;
Th' upright dwell in thy sight.

And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.

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from Cry No Peace, released August 2, 2019

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Tarblossom Turin, Italy

Tarblossom is the musical project of Jonathan Kleis, an electro-roots rock that mixes the fire of an Old Testament prophet with the fury of a Flannery O'Connor story. The inspiration behind Tarblossom can be found in the earthy grit of old-time Americana, the swampy spank of Delta bottleneck, and the pulsing ambience of modern electronica as a contemporary setting for ancient texts. ... more

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